Lynyrd Skynyrd Won’t Be Saying Farewell Anytime Soon

A 30-Date Run

It seems like Southern rock titans Lynyrd Skynyrd won’t be saying goodbye to live music after all and will be back on stage pretty soon. They just announced their 2021 “Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'” Tour with 30 new shows scheduled. It kicks off on June 30 in Forest City, IA and wraps up on November 19 in Bossier City, LA.

In a new interview, founding guitarist Gary Rossington, lead singer Johnny Van Zant, and guitarist Rickey Medlocke discussed their decision to go back on the road.

“Covid turned our world upside down. And since that time, we have been talking amongst the band, and realized that music has such a way of healing. Maybe it’s not our time to go,” Rossington explained. “And maybe it’s our time to lift people’s spirits and lives and bring back some joy and happiness after so much turmoil this past year. We’re still standing, still keeping the music going.”

The “Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'” Tour will feature special guests like Tesla, Kansas, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and the Marshall Tucker Band to name a few.

Lynyrd Skynyrd 2021 Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'” Tour

June 13 — Forest City, IA @ Country Thunder Iowa
June 18 — Ft. Worth, TX @ Billy Bob’s Texas
June 19 — Ft. Worth, TX @ Billy Bob’s Texas
July 22 — Shakopee, MN @ Twin Cities Summer Jam
July 23 — Minot, ND @ North Dakota State Fair
Aug 9 — Canton, OH @ Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Aug 10 — Jackson, MI @ Jackson County Fair
Aug 13 — Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Aug 14 — Cullman, AL @ Rock The South
Aug 19 — Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC
Aug 20 — Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Aug 22 — Wildwood, NJ @ Barefoot Country Music Festival
Aug 27 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 28 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sept 3 — Paducah, KY @ Touchdowns and Tunes Tailgate Party
Sept 4 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater
Sept 17 — Selbyville, DE @ Freeman Arts Pavilion
Sept 18 — Doswell, VA @ After Hours Concerts at the Meadow Event Park
Sept 23 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Sept 27 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Oct 1 — Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheater
Oct 2 — Laughlin, NV @ Laughlin Event Center
Oct 8 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Oct 9 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Nov 5 — Knoxville, TN @ Thompson Boling Arena
Nov 6 — Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum
Nov 13 — Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
Nov 14 — Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
Nov 19 — Bossier City, LA @ Brookshire Grocery Arena